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In late August, truck drivers at the Mehran terminal on the border with Iraq went on a one-day strike to protest fuel shortages, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency, a U.S. nonprofit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

This protest followed a similar demonstration in Dover on Saturday, where hundreds of masked "stop the boats" activists gathered in the streets and shut down the port for hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Heder would work for two years on researching and developing the project with Heumann, interviewing dozens of people involved in the actual Carter-era protest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The protest came a day after South Korean defence authorities said they had sent a fact-finding mission to assess the situation in Hormuz, while stressing that no decision had been made on any deployment.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Now almost everyone—including the three old-lady Witchlings—stood up in their seats and began to protest.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

The fuel price hikes and quota cuts have triggered protests and strikes by Iranian truck, taxi and ride-share drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

His comments follow protests on Monday night in the capital Banjul and surrounding areas over blackouts that residents say have sometimes lasted up to 48 hours.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

He said that the National Guard was never discussed during that call and that the two did not speak about the immigration raids and protests again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Dyson assured colleagues that the protests would die down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

“But she has so much more sleeve to hide things up,” he protests.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

As they waited, dozens of people protested the disappearance of eight fishermen between January and March, which family members and the NGO Human Rights Watch blame on US military personnel.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

She spoke out for the legalisation of abortion, same-sex marriage, and equal rights and pay for women, and protested against the death penalty and female genital mutilation.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Nithya has stood with us and our members through many fights,” Petersen said, noting that Raman was arrested as she protested with Unite Here workers in 2023 during their contract negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Earlier in August, 32 petrochemical workers in Bandar-e Mahshahr, a city on the Persian Gulf coast, publicly protested their dismissals, according to ILNA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

“What option have I, my son? Naturally, I protested, but it has availed me nothing.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

On the ground, though, the people protesting in Albania are against something much bigger.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

She has obtained more than 2,200 signatures on an online petition protesting its relocation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

In a reflection of public concern, the meeting on the campus of University of North Carolina was met with about 100 to 200 people protesting AI's fast development.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Because data centers are a local and state issue, citizens are finding they have real leverage in protesting their construction.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Selma’s black teenagers had been marching, protesting and submitting to arrests for months.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman